Formula 1 fans cheer on Max Verstappen at the 2022 Austrian Grand Prix.Photo: Matthias Schrader (AP) Over the weekend, Formula 1 fans attending the Austrian Grand Prix began to report a truly concerning phenomenon: Women, people of color, and members of the LGBTQ+ community were facing rampant harassment from other fans in the form of … Read more
Nelson Piquet has apologised for a racial slur he used to describe Lewis Hamilton and said the word he used has been taken out of the context he intended. A Formula One source told ESPN Piquet, a three-time world champion, has been banned indefinitely from visiting the F1 paddock in future as punishment for the … Read more
Lewis Hamilton has condemned three-time Formula One world champion Nelson Piquet for using a racial slur about him in an interview. The 69-year-old Brazilian used the derogatory term in a podcast in Portuguese following last year’s British Grand Prix, when title rivals Hamilton and Max Verstappen collided on the first lap at Silverstone. The podcast … Read more
Lewis Hamilton says it’s “time for action” to tackle racism in F1. Photo: Clive Mason (Getty Images) Formula 1, the FIA and the Mercedes F1 Team have all condemned racism across the sport this morning following comments made by ex-world champion Nelson Piquet. The team, sport, and its governing body have all rightly come out … Read more
Formula One has reacted to Nelson Piquet’s use of racial language towards Lewis Hamilton, condemning the former three-time World champion for the offensive slur he aimed at the Brit while describing his and Max Verstappen’s crash at the British Grand Prix last year. While speaking on a Brazilian show, per CNN Brasil who said the … Read more
Lewis Hamilton has condemned three-time Formula One world champion Nelson Piquet for using a racially abusive term about him in an interview. The 69-year-old Brazilian used the derogatory term in a podcast in Portuguese following last year’s British Grand Prix, when title rivals Hamilton and Max Verstappen collided on the first lap at Silverstone. The … Read more